Santa Marta

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Santa Marta
City
Top:Panorama view of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, from inside the swamp, 2nd left:View of Mirador in Cabo San Juan del Guia, Tayrona Natural Park, 2nd right:Santa Marta Cathedral (La Casa del Farol), 3rd left:Statue of Simon Bolivar in Quinta of Saint Pedro Alejandrino, 3rd upper middle:Colombian National Pantheon in Barrio Mamatoco, 3rd lower middle:Night view of Snta Marta City Hall, 3rd right:Twilight view of Tribute to the Tayrona Ethnicity Square, Bottom:Panoramic view of Acuatico El Rodadero Park and resort area, from De Gaira area

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Nickname(s): America's Pearl (La Perla de America)
Location in the Department of Magdalena.
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City (red)
Santa Marta
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°W / 11.24194; -74.20528Coordinates: 11°14′31″N 74°12′19″W / 11.24194°N 74.20528°W / 11.24194; -74.20528
Country  Colombia
Region Caribbean Region
Department Magdalena
Foundation July 29, 1525
Founded by Rodrigo de Bastidas
Named for Martha
Government
 • Mayor Carlos Eduardo Caicedo Omar (Liberal)
Area
 • City 2,393.65 km2 (924.07 sq mi)
 • Urban 55.10 km2 (21.27 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Highest elevationAt Pico Cristóbal Colón 5,775 m (18,947 ft)
Population (2010)[1]
 • City 454,860
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Urban 385,122
 • Urban density 6,989.5/km2 (18,106.3/sq mi)
  DANE
Demonym Samario
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-05)
Area code(s) 57 + 5
Twin cities
 • Miami Beach United States
Website Official website (Spanish)

Santa Marta is a city in Colombia. It is the capital of the department of Magdalena and third largest city of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, after Barranquilla and Cartagena. Founded on July 29, 1525, by the Spanish conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas, it was the first Spanish settlement in Colombia, and is the oldest surviving city in that country, and second oldest in South America.[citation needed] The city lies in the bay of the same name, and is a tourist destination.

Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino in Santa Marta
Monument of Rodrigo Bastidas

Geography and climate

Climate data for Santa Marta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6)		 38.2
(100.8)		 37.0
(98.6)		 37.6
(99.7)		 37.4
(99.3)		 37.4
(99.3)		 37.8
(100)		 37.4
(99.3)		 37.2
(99)		 36.0
(96.8)		 38.2
(100.8)		 36.4
(97.5)		 38.2
(100.8)
Average high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)		 33.5
(92.3)		 33.7
(92.7)		 33.4
(92.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.62
(90.72)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81)		 27.7
(81.9)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28.8
(83.8)		 28.8
(83.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.3
(82.9)		 27.9
(82.2)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.2
(81)		 28.09
(82.58)
Average low °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)		 22.6
(72.7)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.2
(73.8)		 22.0
(71.6)		 23.6
(74.49)
Record low °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3)		 18.3
(64.9)		 20.0
(68)		 20.9
(69.6)		 18.8
(65.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 20.6
(69.1)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.0
(66.2)		 21.0
(69.8)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.2
(64.8)		 17.4
(63.3)
Rainfall mm (inches) 6.9
(0.272)		 2.7
(0.106)		 1.8
(0.071)		 9.1
(0.358)		 58.3
(2.295)		 53.1
(2.091)		 63.2
(2.488)		 57.3
(2.256)		 81.9
(3.224)		 108.4
(4.268)		 45.5
(1.791)		 11.1
(0.437)		 499.3
(19.657)
Avg. rainy days 1 1 1 2 7 8 9 12 13 13 7 2 76
% humidity 73 72 70 72 76 75 75 77 78 79 77 75 74.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 281.0 251.0 251.6 226.8 221.8 230.3 226.2 219.8 202.4 204.7 226.4 279.3 2,821.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

Infrastructure

Port of Santa Marta.

Santa Marta is a major port. Simon Bolivar International Airport (IATA: SMR ) is 16 km (10 mi) from the city center.

Economy

Tayrona National Natural Park
Lighthouse in the bay Santa Marta
Rodadero, Santa Marta.
Sunset from Irotama Resort

Santa Marta's economy is based on tourism, trade, port activities, fishing and agriculture, in that order.[citation needed] The main agricultural products are: bananas, coffee, cocoa and cassava.[citation needed]

Twin towns

Santa Marta has one sister city: Miami Beach, Florida.[3]

Tours In The City

See also

  • Santa Marta Massacre

Notes

  1. ↑ Censo General 2005 (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 486, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, retrieved June 1, 2009 
  2. ↑ "CARTAS CLIMATOLÓGICAS – MEDIAS MENSUALES – AEROPUERTO SIMÓN BOLIVAR (Santa Marta)" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved September 17, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Miami Beach Sister Cities Program

References

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